Woodland literacy event kicks off at Home Depot

Woodland — Woodland Intermediate School teamed up with Home Depot to encourage kids to read through the school district’s Woodland Reads literacy program, which is a monthlong teacher-led event with daily competitions to motivate students to read and spend time with their families. Home Depot hosted the kickoff event, donating 280 wood-block calendar kits so students and their families could make their own calendars after attending the Longview store’s free workshops. Each family received a free copy of the month’s featured book, “Stone Fox” by John Reynolds Gardiner, in English or Spanish, and students and their families will read chapters together every night throughout the month.